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Auroral Physics, 1st ed. 2021
Space Sciences Series of ISSI Series, Vol. 78
Coordinators: Knudsen David J., Borovsky Joseph E., Karlsson Tomas, Kataoka Ryuho, Partamies Noora
Language: EnglishSubjects for Auroral Physics:
Publication date: 08-2022
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 08-2021
409 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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This volume surveys our current scientific understanding of the terrestrial aurora. It is organized into eleven reviews detailing theoretical and observational aspects of characteristic auroral morphologies, and how these in turn are organized according to local time, latitude, and activity level.
Popular descriptions often attribute the aurora to the interaction of charged particles from the solar wind with atoms in the upper atmosphere. In fact, most auroras are not the result of direct entry of solar wind particles. Rather, as detailed in this volume, auroral particle acceleration and generation of auroral forms occur primarily within the magnetosphere. Importantly, many key aspects of the aurora ? most notably, the physical mechanisms responsible for the generation of discrete arcs ? are still unexplained, and auroral physics continues to be an active area of scientific research. Each review chapter therefore includes a summary of open questions for further investigation.
First comprehensive review of the terrestrial aurora in two decades
Reviews experimental developments in auroral physics with theoretical context
Emphasizes remaining gaps in understanding, particularly concerning the auroral generator
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